Pike County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 16, Petersburg, Pike County, 5 September 1889 — Page 3

ifluMffi. /V,yyv - CvW'/'.VVVV */s* >'W*v'\'v'v'VfcW We <der to ttioae that will buy. Blanket*, Comforts, Tama, Jean*. Boot* and Shoe*, now at tha greatest bargain* to be found. Buy yotir winter good* early and g*t tb* - pick of tba atock. TO THE LADIES.-If you netd a dr*>i* or ever will don’t Miss turning itll tha aowe*t rtyle*. We have •»- «r tbii g aaw nade;- the mi* in trimming*, Scotch PiHta, I ia rates, Mo re'* Fringe*, riuat. fco. Bullion* of every description, iilrdlot Uuekeln Clasp*, Ac. 600 yd* nlk plush, all oatar*. worth 76 ^ 460 jd<; etk, all color*, worth II.«e 2 .one yda shirt's g, Indigo colon worth 8c,6c 600 yd* iinghani, worth 8>4c.. 6c SCO yds ill wool 6 an net, mirth Me. 18c Turkey-red Table Cloth*, worth 40c ... *6c liicaoh Ifualin, worth 7J4o . 6c Full ei») Blanket*, worth 61.60 .|l.00 Full sir)eomfbrla, worth |1.S6. 86e All wool Bod Coiterahlits, worth 78c.. 60c All wool Bod Drawers, worth *6e. 66c llet ladies kid gloves, worth Vc. 4Sc 600 paint ladies but. shoes solid, worth |i.*B. Ildtt '6dm. I idle* cstton boae, worth I0e.... 6c Men'* and hey*’ Clothing, all the new patterno at way down price*. See the nobby styteu. With t\my 116.00 purchase go** s: Mds<me 1 FAD^nHO

, -® • . I*tg* |old loaf I'rutne, «ize worth I -.'A. With your trot purchwo wo giro v . i corl, o«m1 j>u licit out tho umount o y ur pumjasc until It amount* to S5.00, which ml itic* y»«a t« the picture. Aoh to oeo ttwm wlm Hi the ot^rr. IMHO., Let ters of Low Prices. «- MODK1. COLIMX. OH YES! OH YES 2! The Wall Paper is in the l oase, marked end half sold. •IE SLUMS* Goods well bought are 7haliatheBeaa0n I.LlnM Mskes the above Statement. Both; not only holds good on the WAIL PAPER, But on the immense stook of 111 til, PA I NTS of all kinds. Alikstine, Ochre, JJlIkeOolorsiiOU. |Jm<'MDrjCelwi,Tir facie, Jiru,Vkii« tatliisadOU, Vanishes of all kinds, dhavB a few more of those Elegant Hanging-Lamps yet unsold at half their ae. Cone early. First first sema. HBLBlUDf is dill at its silent .et. bat the w the di fference in

THURSDAY, SEPT 5, 18S9.# ITEMS OF IXTEKEST. It* a lively Fair/ School next Monday. City Hold for dinner. Wheat ia still coming into this market Hydrophobia it reported from New* castle, lad.__ The Huntingburg band ia faralshinf niuaic for the Fair this week. The St. Louis Republic has ordered $80,000 worth of new presses. Henry Shaw, proprietor of Shaw’s Garden, St Louis, it dead. He. was buried Sunday. Albert Cox leaped from a passenger train at Laporte Saturday evening and was killed. The last days of August were notable for excessive heat—92',' being the point many places in the west A Iflst and skull fight made a lively melee on Main street Saturday. Results—arrested, fined and costed. Every attraction usually seen at fairs, with some special attractions can be seen at the Washington FairAt John Bicknell broke into a store north of Vincennes Saturday night, was seen, and shot hut not fatally, by the proprietor. Excuse haste and a bad pen as the hog said when he tore down its sty, this is Fair week. Wilt do better next week. Thirty convicts^ who have served out their sentences, will be released from the - Prison South during the month of September. All the dry-goods, clothing end hoot and shoe houses In ML Carmel close at 8 p. m., now, exe^t on Monday and Saturday nights^ Ex-postmaster Demteyyot Boonvine, is out on ball,, his uncle, Mayor Denney, of Indianapolis being his surety. It will be remembered that Postmaster Denney defaulted to the amount of more than 8600.00. The millers say that many men come to mill this week with only a bushel or two of whoa*, not to be ground, but to be sold, in order to get a little money to take in the sights at the Fair ground.

Tbe comity commissioners met tu regular tension Monday, Tueaday evenings they adjourned on account of the Fair till next Monday morning, when they will again be in session. Quite an amount of business it now fiend ;ng. Evansville Courier: It it projiosed to bold a Tariff Reform meeting in every county in the United States on December 6, the anniversary of ex-President Cleveland's Tariff Reform message. The suggestion will doubtless be generally adopted and acted upon. & Capitols Collins, a white woman about 25 yean old, was arretted last Saturday night and put In jail at Evansville for shootlug at Albert Sherman, a dudish young negro who it also in jail. The; had been having laiasou meeting which resulted in the attempted murder. Robe Brown came to town Tuesday much excited over the fact that some one rode his hone away the previous night Recent finding of tbe animal shows that some one bad stolen a ride and had turned the hone loose. Med he been caught with the bone he would have been liable to indictment for hone stealLast Saturday the Ohio Valley Railroad Company filed with the Vender burg County Recorder a mortgage to secure the first bond* issued by the company. The mortgage is for f1.470.000 and it coven all of the franchises, road bed, rolling stock ftpd real and personal property owned by tbe company. The same mortgage will be roooided la every county la Kentucky through which the road rune. George Thomas died at his home in Alford last Monday morning. He was foe a long time aifiicted of that dread disease oottsumpUoe. A wills and three helpless children are left to struggle for an existence la thin unfriendly world. They are poor—very poor—and needed the assistance of Christian charity which is too much a rarety te do the peer much good. God help the poor—the rich caa help themselves!_ Death and severe sickasss has been ia our midst the post week. The Ml monster respects no one, and when tbe summons comes we have to dismiss all edro amt join the caravan as it moves eu. How true, that, uIa the midst of lift) w« ate ia death.” It should bo, and usually is, the business of life to prepare for death.” It is this that sustains insurance companies, tbe churches for the soul, and all the other institutions that pertain to Urn bettering of both the mortal and immortal._ The Indiana School-Book Company has made arrangements to receivs old school-books ia sxchangn at the following prices: 1st feeder, 5 cents; 2d do, ? cento; 2d do.,* cents; 4th do., 11 oeate;]ith do, 15 cento; elementary aiitmotie, 11 cento; etemeatary geography 11 oaato; complete geography, *2 cento, except Indiana editions, or eueh as. have a special chapter on Indiana ai-d not of any otiter state. THpeo exchange rates will be deducted from the lew rates that are offered on the now hooks to be furnished by the State 2

=H proprietor of Use Petersburg Prttt, departed this life, at hi* residence, at • o'clock p. mn last Saturday. At tbe tine of his death he w*s aged only thirty-four year*, Ire months, aud thirty daya. The funeral took placo from the C. P. church la this place, Sunday, at 10 o’clock a. m.:, conducted by Rer. A. W. Freeman, under the auspices of the L O. O. F. and K. of P. Lodges ot tins place. The deceased was bora and brought up on a farm aear this place. He attended school for n while at Bloomington University. Later he graduated from the law school of Michigan University. Soon after ha located la the law practice at Shoals, Ind., from where he moved to this place, and purchased the Pns*, where he has resided ever aiaee. Soon after bis removal to Petersburg be was married to Mies Oppelt,of Canuelton, from which union was bora ana child, Foster, who le bat seven yean old. He was for several yean editor of the above named paper, which he disposed oi needy n year ago, on account of 111 health. His disease was that cfboaaucaption, from which he entered for more than a year previous to hit death. In politics, Mr. Gladith was a JIU publican; in religion, n Cumberland Presbyterian. , He ifaa faithful to What he thought to be right, and for his and hit family's protection, and wore hit life nway nt herd labor for the party whom cause and received for it only roward which ungrateful politics is wont to bestow upon its ardent laborers. Death brings its sorrow to friend and relative even when the aged are cut down; but no anguish is so deep as that felt by the loving wife whose husband it stun by one fell twoep of the enemy ef all living whilstfthe shadows ot his nseful career are yet felting Westward. It is not hope deferred; it is hope conquered, and with every tender thought'aud>tnigg!iag sensibility imprisoned for ever. To the faithful wife and her child, and to patents and relatives, sad to the grief-stricken friends of the deceased, the Dutocaav offeqmlu aiaceiest sympathy, and hepMHhat, despite the doubts and fears that are woven of the warp and woof of mastery and death, a re-on-ion shell be had in n life everlasting beyond the darkening veil that hides from our mortal eyes the scenes beyond the dreaded shores of the river death.

PrtcM4lifi «r the theaty Bears *1 Fiiwllti WtNsiow, IsDn Sept 2,1888. The County Hoard of Education convened at the school buildup is Winslow, at 1:15 p. iu., and elected J. W, StUwell, Secretary ; after which the following business was transact* ed: 1. Discussion of the Beading Circle Work. After some discussion it was decided that the trustees shall order the Beading Circle books for the teachers. 2. The County Board ordered that applicants for license passing an ex* animation alter the first of November of each year, should be given oalv a stateuiout of the per cents, made by thorn at any examination. After the County Institute closes, their licenses will be issued. 1 A motion was put before the Board requiring the teachers to surrender their licenses in force to the County Superintendent before entering upon an examination for another license. This motion was lost 4. It was agreed by the Board to continue the text-books in use in History, Physiology, Grammar and Spelling, uatU further action is taken by the 8tate Board of Education. I The Beard adopted the exchange prices of the new school books offered by C. M. Harare through the Indiana School Book Company. & The question as to whether the patrons can be compelled to purchase the new books or not came np, and after a lengthy argnsseat the followlag order was passed; “That the patrons of each school district be requested to purchase the books adopted by the State Board of Education, or suffer the penalty of the law governing the same; the penalty being the suspension of the pupils until the proper books are purenaaed. M. B. THOMAS, Co. Sopt. J. W. ST1LWELL, See. Wat Pike Csoady Pair. The Pair opened Monday with prospects for a snecoosfUl exhibition. Rian on Tuesday somewhat hindred the progress of making entries^ Up to the time of going to preea we are lead to think the fair will be a profitable one. The programme which was laid out for the week may be eomewhat varied if circuaastaaeea demand it, but oo for is intended mho no follows: Monday and Tuesday, making entries, and arranging articles and grounds for Wednesday at 9 o’clock, a. an. the show of draft horses and largo breed of cattle. At 1 o’clock p. an, the county fear miaate race for fifty dollars. Thursday, at • o’clock a. nu, the calling of the rings for light harness, general purpose and saddle horses; mules, and small breed of cattle. At 1 o’clockpax,the 2:*>pacing race for seventy dollars, and the 2riO trot for asveaty-hve deHart. At 2 o’clock p. m, the running race for fifty dollars. Friday, at 9 o’clock a. m„ the rings in sweepstakes, and a grand display of oil stock* oo ithlWtloii, oxoopt sheep and swine. At 1 o’clock p. as., the runalag race for lfty dollars. At 2 o’clock p. mn the foot tret for one hundred dollan, and foot pace for eighty dollars. A man named TribWe suicided at Ft Brandi a fow days ago. Itlsacensad that, he waa murdered. ~ « .*. •.««&«• m * '.J

Horace Collin divided cash with at Tuesday. Thanks! Ralph Davidson made a flying trip to Washington, Monday. A: J. Willis It clerking at the P. M. B. A store thlt week. ,r| A. Newkirk has the thanks of the DanocEAT-for special favor*. j. W. Wilson and Thos. H. Dillon an at Jasper, attending court. O. K. Patterson Is taking in Cincinnati from Monday till today. Miss Sadie Sipies, of Washington, is visiting relatives In Petersburg. iherman Wyatt came Ihm Monday from a visit to Mends in Illinois. Elmer 8. Brock went through here Tuesday on his way to Washington. William Hisgeu. Sr, returned from a visit to Albany, N. Y, Saturday. v tSpeneec Gray, of Otwell, paid Par tersburg oue of his rare visits 8atar. day last Joe Crouch returned from Orleans, Monday, where he hid been ea the Orleans Examiner. John BerrWge walked homo for supper Monday evening, the first time for several week*. , t Lafayette Traylor has been; agpoiated administrator of she estate of M. 8. 8uyder, deceased. Mrs. Thos. H. Dillon and children ere visiting Mrs. Dillon’s parents at Ireland, Dubois .county. Miss Lillie Thames, of Washington, Is visiting here as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Will Buess. James A. Shepard has given notice of final settlement in the estate of HeUea A. Weird, deceased. Born to Mrs. Alford Wise, n girl. The mother doing well, bat the father is n little “down at the beet” , j Recorder Martin hat returned from Sulphur Springs, where he went for his health. Me is much improved. Mrs. Smith, of Warrick county, it visiting her daughter, Mrs. R R King, and son E. M. 8mith, this place. John Ohler and Miss Pearl Weir, #1 Princeton, are visiting here thw guests or Mr. and Mr*. William LUba Miss Sophia Pfohl, of Princeton, is here this week attending the fall aud visiting her aunt, Mrs. Christens Hisgeu.

I. P. Crow pretan ted this office witi a basket grape* lui Saturday. They are the 11 nett we haye ever teen, and no mistake. MIm Fannie Carter returned from a visit to Peru, Thursday. Her sister, Miss Hattie, is still visiting at that place. Jas. R. Nash, of Otweil, showed himself in the Democratic sanctum a few days ago, and lett financial traces beneath the editor’s purse strings. Mrs. Dr. Kepley returned from Oakland City, Monday, where ah| had been visiting her sou and daughr ter-iu-law, Mr. and Mrs. Briggs Ktptejr* ' , ; f Griffith and Johnson, proprietors of the Pair Ground Hotel, have th< thaaks of the Democrat for special favor*. It is at this hotel you can gel a “square” meal this week. M. Krebs is at hit home ia this place quite 111. He was taken eiek In the West, and was brought home by his eon, Charles Krebs. He is not dangerously sick, and will, it le thought, soon recover. O. K. Patterson informs ue that on last Friday, a barn belonging to Junes Like, of Harrison township, Knox county, burned, two horse* and the contents of the hum being destroyed. Mr. Like te n young man, starting ia life, and has been married not quite a year. The following persons have been licensed to marry dace our last report: Jackeoa Davis and Anna Lee, John Chapman and Roealtha C- McKinner, Theophelus Hart and Julia Minor, Horatio S- Robting and Elisabeth Keetiag, Gustaveons Leighty aad Annie Wood ale, John Aatkamp and Jettie Siebe. W. F. Brock and Felix Miller, of Pei pen, were here Tuesday evening on earns kind of an expedition—perhaps they came here to see how it feels to live for a day In the pro* ease of a* much Republicanism. These two gentleman am “wheal horn” Democrats. Com* again—your proaeaee la desirable under this Harrisonian administration. Jantes E. Pipes, of Cincinnati, casus to town Tuesday to atteod the Fair and attend business at Princeton. Mr. Pipes is engaged at the Union Stock Yards, Cincinnati, with W. It Crawford A Co- Ue Is doing well, and wiu have nis wages increased to $150 per month by next year. Ha hsa secured for his employer* since the 14th of last April H>tt.79ot commission. Mr. Pipes has had the good fortune to ha ve Urn stock misers aad dealers of Pike aad adjoiatag connties as special easterners, being well acquainted with them. Hie popularity with attack dealers render* him especially it for his position, ns he is well acquainted with nil the beet dealers. W. R. Crawford * Co. an becoming very popular, sad are considered a feiir dealing company. Account Reunion Amy. of lb Cumberland at Chattanooga, Teau. TbeKAl. will aril round trip tick

ia bains sw ' v' • the country. It bent J. R. PhlUipa * Co. J. D. Leri la hnstlin at coat, prepar now quarters. We wic Mis. Eunice ta ▼iaitlag hero atthia Mrs. Mary Hoorer Ul from the hurt the railroad wreck. Our achooia will the reluctant urchin Qaite a lively time Mail carrier he waa preparing to Man’* stable yard, away, tearing hia without any aeriona iaj The whistle of the ia silent about here, bu in “the neighboring Tour correapondent but came near dy: thrown of the track we« Our Armors are John G. Godfrey dollars recently. William Decker and 1! are now husband and been united m marring' ago by Rot. W. Seed. :*. Union, Hour mat Markets the mark of his geode off moving to him succet*. jf Princeton, riling. ill fingering eeived in n begin, and come forth, had by our tfteraooa aa -e Drt Cole* * team ran on up, but y to anyone, ani thrasher a still heard r not dead, from being : before last. g tho small it for whaat. eighty Siebert ■ifo, having several day s P»Uh •swell Its The picnic at Burr duy was a success in The Cross Roads 8und tied off the banner for i ing. The F. M. B. A’a fai one to sell goods for til for the next quarter. Janies Russell, G. If wife, Mrs. Lizzie McKn Joe, and F. Bartl and v guests or Mr. and Mrs. I last Sunday. Mr, ani know bow to entertu pldksantly. Perry Miley, Jr., lsd< and wants those who call on him. k Inst Satury particular. School car* e best sing* d to get any ;m iu Otwell Jfmea Harkneaa and era went to Petersburg and returned via High der what attraction ia boys? Mount and gbt and son ffe, were the wston Amos Mrs. Amos i company lag in bones ave them to ckson Bow* Si Saturday, aka. Woahere for the

f~Goodlet Mount, Prest (others talk of going to year future on a proape *» B. McKnightwHl; Ind, lest Saturday, to t er aud other relatives, gone ten days. John Willis, of Hardi changed his place of Why? | John Dorsey, of Be town last Tuesday1, I fuuuy, hut accountably lilting in BrB. McKnight went to to* county last week t triends and relatives. - Tha Olwell Literary ti MhOfgftniaed with T- ¥ i Amos and exaa in the ing tour. to Salem, it his moth* He will be rabble, has x huuting. er, was in king very . Drift. 4 Rev. ('rank Jeffrey wi for Chicago III., Sept tie children will hate to as he has taken mu< teaching]!hem how to ses The peac h crop here hansted. leave here The lit* e him leave interest in eGod. about ex* Corn is needing rain. Farmers are cutting tbf ver crop. Jerry Mason has bou erty in llocmer from J and will locate here. David Miley, ot Sug Wednesday and was Petersburg cemetery, a long lifod christlau Church will miss him nht all sympathise wli Aurally. Unde Lewis Be viile Tuesday. Henry Heathman house about complete. > M. L. Ileathman iagol this Dill to Illimda. r seedclo»me prop2. Howard Bilge, died led at the had lived the M. E. much and he broken to Evans* his new on a visit n Bor.

There is to be an lee cream festival and neck-tie party at Try rou’s Grove, Knox co., on next Tuesday eveuiug, for the benefit of Reefs M. E. Chapel. A petition, in favor of Or. liawiina, of Spencer, for editor of the Western Christion Advocate, ta being circulated in thia city. The Indiana Supreme Court has decided that buying and selling wheat on margins cannot be done'legally in this State. It has been decided that there is something in a dream—it is the sign of life in the dreamer. Next. The Standard Oil Company is buying up all the white lead companies of the United States. Closing Out at Aetnal Cost. I am closing out my stock of dry goods, boots, shoes, groceries, provisions. tinware, notions, and every article in uiy line at actual cost to move to new quarters. All those owing me will please call and settle at once and save cost and trouble of collecting. J. D. Levi, fit: Union, Indiana. The Groat Gibson County Fair and Exposition will be help at Princeton Sept. 9th to lfith. A special train will leave Petersburg Wednesday. Thursday and Friday at 6:30, making connections at Oaklrnd City with trains ou the Air Liue, at onlv oue fare fo - the round trip, lfake you arrangements to attend thia fair, as it will be the largest ever held la the State, fit The E. A L will sell round trip tickets to Cleveland Ohio, Ang. Slat and Sept, let at oue fare tor round trip. Tickets good returning leaving Cleveland not later than Sept. 5th 1889, account of the annual meeting of the St Joseph Benevolent society. 13. B. Gcsckle, agent. The E. & I. will sell round trip tickets to Indtannpolia Sept 22d to 96th at one fare for the round trip on of the account Indiana State Fair tickets good returning until Sept. 30th Inclusive.* E. B. Gusckle, agent NeUce to Farmers. Farmers wishing to purchase Raw Bone Meal, or fertiliser of any sort, will do well to call ou Joe Patterson, Petersburg, Ind., or R. M. Craig, Otwell, before buying. 8a-6l

WmM to .Ink If you km a firm to rant, call al the Democrat office, and be informed of a good tenent who will rant youi land. 3t Bane Seal CheapFarmers wishing to purchase Raw Bone Meal, or Fertiliser of any kind, will do well to see T. N. Mount, Petersburg, Iudiana, before buying Ret Far the Fair. When you do come you will find the City Hotel, corner Main ami 8th Sts., the place to get a good meal, and good lodging. City Hotel. Joseph Lory has the above hotel refitted and re-finished. lie keeps the tables fhrnished with the best the market affords. The display iu the Floral Hall this year at the Washington Fair will eclipse anything ever seen in this portion of Indiaua. fit Exchange. Exchange your produce at the highest prices for groceries at the lowest prices at Eiserfs. 4t Star Tnbaoco, Elromano Cigars. They are the best in the world. These and all the other good brands- cau be found at Eisert’s. fit Buy the Fish Wagon iUafhthtot at Shawhau A Boonshot’s, x Always the beat aad at the lowest prices at K1 serfs. 4t A lew Supply Every Weak of all kinds of Groceries at Ei serfs. 4t Eisert keeps all kinds of Groceries, fresh and fine, n new supply every Week. 4t l*be City Hotel b gaining a great reputation. It is the place for good lodgiug, and good, wholesome food. First-class stalls aad acoommadatioas for stock of all kinds on the Washington Fair Granada. For par* ticulara, address, J. C. LaVkllx, fit Secretary. For number one hard brick, call on D. P. Darnell, yard one-half mile east of town. liberal premiums will be given In the speed rings at the Washington Fair. _ St All premiums will be paid la toll at the Washington Mr. fit Eiserfs for Bacon and fresh Lard.4 Sugar* CeCbes % Spices at Eberfs4. Notice of Final Settlement of Estate.

hereby given to »l parlies conhat I win tie. at my residence uiAmdii., . KVL'RTf Tl^iD VT, » busm-s., connected with the rice Oi Monroe tow^ujic. SAllUlSti LOWS, Trustee. Js hereby given, that 1 wilt be at lenee. Kv» r.y THURsnav, j business connected with the e of Logan township. .‘no bnslness transacted exSILAS Kills,Trustee. a hereby given tball parties cos hat 1 will attend at my residence EVERY MOSSAY, Business connected with the office Madison tow ship. „ ely no business transacted except JAMBS RUMBLE, Trustee. s hereby given to a!) persons inthat I will attend at my office EVERT FRIDAY, justness connected with the office t Marion township. All persons bavin* take not tira’.iffisfs'syiarKMT MAT, badness connected with the office X Jekhrson township. R. W. HARRIS, Trustee i Hurt of Petition to toll Real Estate, in nwwcQ, ■». nuawn w alien, t William Walleu, Jr. Melvinn k West, Mary E. Wallen, Newton S. Walien, Aaron A. Wallen, Mary 8. Boon, hereby given that Peter Miller, i tor of the estate of William Waled, baa Sled his petition to sell the te of the deceased, his porsona) dag Insufficient to pay his debts; rid petition will be heard at tbs of the Circuit Court of said Couuly. doodle! Morgan. Clerk Circuit i County. J. W. WILSON. Attorney. Administration . has been appointed by the Clerk •uR Court of me county, stale of Administrator of the estate of »Ub|ale of Pike County, deceased, its Is supposed to he solvent Lafayette traylor. Administrator. •W. E. A. Ely, Att*y.^_

111 \ IM eruptive umi poediw to children nothing alee in so effectiro ns this medicine, while Itl SgTC8»hle flaTor makes It tmj to administer “My little hoy liad largo scrofulous ulcers on his neck and throat from which he suffered terribly. Two Dhvsicisns

«! I a A ad him, but he grew continually under their care, and everybody ed he would die. I bad heard ot narkahle cures effected by Ayer’s mrilla, and decided to have my 7 it. Shortly after he began to this medicine, the ulcers com* jd healing, and, alter using several i, he was entirely cured. Be is m healthy and strong as any boy i age."— William F. Dougherty, ton, Va. May last, my youngest child, en months old, began to hove sores s on Its head and body, We apvarious simple remedies without The sores increased ia number iscbarged copiously. A physician ailed, but the sores continued to ply until in a few months they r covered the child’s head and body, st we began the uae of Ayer’s Barilla. In a few days a marked * tor the better was manifest. The assumed a more healthy condition, dacharges were gradually dimln* and finally ceased altogether, hild Is livelier, its skin la fresher, ta appetite better than we have obit for months."—Frank H Griffin, Point, Texas. he formula of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla nts, for chronic diseases of almost ' kind, the beet remedy known to medical world.'*—D M. Wilson, *, Wigga, Arkansas tr’s Sarsaparilla, ----BT J. C. Ayer llXa, igitUtUKK. WsStbkSaketUs.

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